Samphire Hoe in Kent, is a great place to see these orchids which are classed as "nationally scarce".
Although they are only found at a single figure number of sites in the UK, at Samphire Hoe, over 75,000 of these rare Orchid's flowered in 2008.

They flower from late April and during May and on my visit there were well over a thousand of these on the chalky and grass.

They are just 5 - 20 cm tall and are quite difficult to photograph in the breeze from the English Channel.

Indeed Sampire Hoe which was only created from the chalk that was excavated from the Channel Tunnel is probably one of the best and most reliable sites for this the first British Orchid to flower.
It's well worth a visit.

It is also a good place for Whitethroats, and many butterflies.
during our visit we saw:
Large White,
Orange Tip,
Holly Blue,
Small Heath.